plot files are not printing correctly

[dpalthoff]

I am running Autocad 2008 and printing to a TDS 400. When I print directy to the plotter, the plot comes out fine. If I click on plot to file it previews correctly but when I send it with Print Exc to the plotter it cuts about 3 inches off of the plot and centers the plot on the paper. I am using the same drivers as I was in 2007 and everything worked fine in 2007. I got it to plot correctly if in the plotter configuration, custom properties I set it to portrait and leave the drawing orientation as landscape on the plot window. But the problem is autocad automatical changes the orientation of the countor labels, therefore some labels are upside down and not the same orientation as shown on the screen. Can anyone help? Thanks

Dustin